Monkmoor
Ward in Shropshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.715, -2.723 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 51 13 |
| Dialling code: | 01743 (Shrewsbury) |
Monkmoor is a residential ward just to the north‑east of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, sitting a short distance from the town centre and the River Severn. It is largely characterised by a mix of Victorian terraces and later 20th‑century housing, with pocket parks and playing fields that give it a suburban feel while keeping easy access to the wider town and rail links.
The name recalls medieval monastic connections with Shrewsbury Abbey, though much of the area grew during the 19th‑century expansion of the town. Today Monkmoor is a predominantly residential neighbourhood with local shops, schools and community groups; it’s popular with commuters and families and retains a quiet, community‑led character rather than a purely commercial identity.
Postcode districts covering Monkmoor
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 10.4 miles
- Shrewsbury 1.6 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 24.7 miles
- Wellington 8.7 miles
- Oswestry 16.8 miles
- Oswestry Rural 16.6 miles
- Ryton 16.5 miles
- Newport 15 miles
- Bridgnorth 17.8 miles
- Market Drayton 16.3 miles
- Codsall 23 miles
- Ludlow 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Underdale Ward 0.3 miles
- Abbey Ward 0.7 miles
- Castlefields and Ditherington Ward 0.8 miles
- Sundorne Ward 1.1 miles
- Uffington Parish 1.1 miles
- Quarry and Coton Hill Ward 1.4 miles
- Harlescott Ward 1.5 miles
- Battlefield Ward 1.6 miles
- Shrewsbury Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Belle Vue Ward 1.7 miles
- Bagley Ward 1.8 miles
- Porthill Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Monkmoor
SY2 5RJ, SY2 5UN, SY2 5ST, SY2 5RN, SY2 5QJ, SY2 5XP, SY2 5XN, SY2 5JE, SY2 5QG … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 43 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 44.7 miles
- Shrewsbury Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Yorton Railway Station 6.5 miles
Hotels near Monkmoor Ad
- The Corbet Arms 1 mile
- The Old Post Office 1.4 miles
- The Bull Inn 4 1.4 miles
- The Alb 3 1.3 miles
- Prince Rupert Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- Lion & Pheasant Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Shrewsbury 3 1.6 miles
- The Vaults 3 1.2 miles
- Abbots Mead Hotel 2 1.3 miles
- Tumbledown Hotel 4 1.2 miles
Schools in Monkmoor
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sundorne Castle Estate 1.6 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 2.1 miles
- Attingham Estate 3.2 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 3.3 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 4.4 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 9.3 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 11.9 miles
- Madeley Court Estate 12.7 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 13.8 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 14.2 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 16.3 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 16.9 miles